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Representative Transactions
Advised Imagi on the co-production of the animated film Astroboy
Advised China Cablecom (NASDAQ: CABL) on its cooperation with Chinese partners to establish a joint venture and obtain financing for an IPO, which created a new model for cooperation with Chinese TV stations in the cable TV industry
Negotiated the acquisition of a majority stake in Emma Entertainment on behalf of Ticketmaster
Advised Bonwin on the preparation of consulting agreement templates relating to advice on potential artwork purchases
PRC counsel to Walt Disney for film and television co-productions (live action and animated), including High School Musical (China) and advised them on new media market initiatives
Advised Reed Elsevier on print and electronic distribution agreements
Appointed by China Film Group in September 2009 as general counsel for all its co-production projects, including to date the City of Life and Death (or Nanking! Nanking!), Bodyguards and Assassins and Confucius
Advised IMG on its joint venture with CCTV for events management and athlete representation
General counsel to Gruner+Jahr for its magazine and book co-publishing arrangements with several PRC partners, as well as general corporate matters
Advised Mtime.com (China's largest movie website) on multiple venture capital financing rounds involving well-known international funds
Negotiated copyright licensing agreements with sports publishers throughout Europe, Asia and South America on behalf of Titan (Sports Weekly), China's premier sports newspaper
Acted as PRC counsel for Bertelsmann for the establishment of China's first Sino-foreign book distribution joint venture
Advised on Red Cliff, a Sino-foreign film co-production by John Woo
Represented Ruddy Morgan on the co-production of films and television dramas with local partners, including the films Perhaps Love, Protégé and Warlords
Acted as PRC counsel for J&J Productions on The Forbidden Kingdom, starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li
Advised TVSN on its various home shopping projects with television stations nationwide as well as its exit from a joint venture in Wuhan
Represented China Cablecom (NASDAQ: CABL) in the establishment of its corporate structure and subsequent investments in China
Acted for the Beijing Reignwood Theatre in negotiating and signing a contract for Maestro Placido Domingo to serve as its artistic advisor
Government and Public Advisory Work
We are often invited by government agencies to comment on, and provide official English translations of, new legislation, as well as research new areas of law. These agencies include the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the State Administration for Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), the General Administration of Press and Publication, the State Administration of Industry and Commerce and the State Council Information Office.

For example, TransAsia has been invited to advise the SARFT on issues such as foreign investment, the international regulation of IPTV, international laws and industry best practices relating to copyright licensing for broadcast content, and on the regulation of television shopping and advertising in overseas jurisdictions.

Our firm has active programs designed to promote a higher degree of mutual understanding between international media companies and Chinese regulators. We regularly conduct workshops for our clients and prepare special reports on important legal issues. Recent topics have included television shopping and online piracy.

Publications
China's Media & Entertainment Law

With contributions from senior government officials and the endorsement of the SARFT and other key regulators, in 2003 and 2006 we published the first and second volumes of China's Media and Entertainment Law, respectively. This book is the first and only publication of its kind, and serves as an authoritative reference guide. It contains translations of key legislation, and in-depth commentaries. A third edition is currently being produced and is due to be released in 2011.

Other Publications

2009: We were invited by the SARFT to produce the official English translations of regulations for its publication China's Laws and Regulations for Radio, Film and Television, a compilation of 47 essential pieces of legislation for the Chinese radio, film and television industry.
2007: TransAsia collaborated with Niko Partners to release a report on China's Videogame Industry Regulatory Landscape. The report details the regulations, policies and processes for launching an online or traditional offline videogame in China and is a critical read for any company wishing to enter China's games market.
1998: Philip Qu, a senior partner at TransAsia, co-authored Cable TV in China, a Financial Times management report detailing the regulatory development of the Chinese cable television sector.
Representative Clients
Australia Networks
Bertelsmann
CAA
CCTV
Celestial Pictures
China Broadband
China Cablecom
China Film Group
China Networks
CNN
Electronic Arts
Forbes
Fortune
Gruner + Jahr
Hasbro Studios
IAC (Ticketmaster)
Imagi
IMG
J&J Productions
Liberty Global
Lion Rock Productions (John Woo)
McGraw-Hill
NBC Universal (CNBC and Working Title)
News Corporation (Star TV and Dow Jones)
Reed Elsevier
Reignwood Group
Ruddy Morgan
SARFT
The Walt Disney Company
Time Warner (CNN, Time and Turner Broadcasting)
Titan Sports
TVSN
Viacom
Warner Bros.
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